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Openly gay boxer Orlando Cruz has said he will wear gay pride, rainbow-colored trunks to support the LGBT community.He also will wear pink boxing gloves and a pink-rimmed jacket to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The 32-year-old featherweight contender – who is boxing’s first out fighter – will battle for a world title for the first time tonight during a match with Orlando Salido at the Thomas & Mack Center on the undercard of the Timothy Bradley-Juan Manuel Marquez pay-per-view.

To take advantage of the exposure, Cruz has said he will wear gay pride, rainbow-colored trunks to support the LGBT community.

Cruz also has said he will wear pink boxing gloves and a pink-rimmed jacket to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Everlast made the trunks and gloves in collaboration with Cruz.

Cruz and Salido will fight for the vacant WBO featherweight championship.

Cruz, is 20-2-1 with 10 knockouts. Salido is 39-12-2 with 27 KOs.

Cruz is scheduled to marry boyfriend Jose Manuel in New York on Nov. 16,